{"id":79637,"date":"2024-12-08T00:10:59","date_gmt":"2024-12-07T22:10:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/?p=79637"},"modified":"2024-12-28T19:43:31","modified_gmt":"2024-12-28T17:43:31","slug":"polly-wales-quando-le-pietre-si-tuffano-nelloro","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/en\/polly-wales-quando-le-pietre-si-tuffano-nelloro\/","title":{"rendered":"Polly Wales, when stones plunge into gold"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Forget the classic <strong>jewels with a stone set<\/strong>, held in place by a metal band, in gold, silver or steel. There is also an alternative to this ancient technique: it is that of <strong>Polly Wales<\/strong>, a designer who founded his Maison in London in 2010. Polly Wales, in fact, she has decided to change her method: the stones have literally sunk in gold of rings or pendants. His technique is called Cast-Not-Set.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_133431\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-133431\" style=\"width: 709px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Theta-.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-133431\" src=\"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Theta-.jpg\" alt=\"Anello Theta\" width=\"709\" height=\"624\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Theta-.jpg 709w, https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Theta--300x264.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Theta--480x422.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 100vw, 709px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-133431\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Theta Ring<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The latest news is the Wylie Beasts collection, a series of new animal jewels designed in collaboration with her partner, James Firman. Owls, monkeys and even mice are transformed into gold rings with the Maison&#8217;s signature setting, with precious and colored stones.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_79639\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-79639\" style=\"width: 709px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Zaffiri-con-fiori-di-ciliegio-in-oro-giallo-18k-burroso.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-79639 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Zaffiri-con-fiori-di-ciliegio-in-oro-giallo-18k-burroso.jpg\" alt=\"Pendente in oro con zaffiri rosa\" width=\"709\" height=\"495\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Zaffiri-con-fiori-di-ciliegio-in-oro-giallo-18k-burroso.jpg 709w, https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Zaffiri-con-fiori-di-ciliegio-in-oro-giallo-18k-burroso-300x209.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Zaffiri-con-fiori-di-ciliegio-in-oro-giallo-18k-burroso-79x55.jpg 79w, https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Zaffiri-con-fiori-di-ciliegio-in-oro-giallo-18k-burroso-400x279.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 100vw, 709px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-79639\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pink Sapphire Gold Pendant<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p data-wp-editing=\"1\">From London to Los Angeles, where Polly Wales currently works, the style has not changed: precious stones are always inserted directly into the molten gold, with the result of a vaguely irregular shape. But, although the gems seem to be inserted randomly, the jewels are made with a sophisticated craftsmanship.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_79640\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-79640\" style=\"width: 709px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/anello.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-79640\" src=\"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/anello.jpg\" alt=\"Anello a forma di teschio con diamanti di diversi colori\" width=\"709\" height=\"508\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/anello.jpg 709w, https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/anello-300x215.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/anello-77x55.jpg 77w, https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/anello-400x287.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 100vw, 709px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-79640\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Skull Ring with Mixed Color Diamonds<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In the metal the designer inserts both diamonds of all colors and semi-precious stones, such as tourmaline. The aesthetic effect is unique: thanks to this setting technique, Polly Wales jewels stand out clearly from those of other jewelers.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_101688\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-101688\" style=\"width: 709px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Constellation-Disc-Studs-with-mixed-shades-of-small-pink-sapphires-embedded-into-a-small-18k-yellow-gold-disc.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-101688\" src=\"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Constellation-Disc-Studs-with-mixed-shades-of-small-pink-sapphires-embedded-into-a-small-18k-yellow-gold-disc.jpg\" alt=\"Orecchini a bottone Constellatiion in oro 18 carati e zaffiri rosa\" width=\"709\" height=\"461\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Constellation-Disc-Studs-with-mixed-shades-of-small-pink-sapphires-embedded-into-a-small-18k-yellow-gold-disc.jpg 709w, https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Constellation-Disc-Studs-with-mixed-shades-of-small-pink-sapphires-embedded-into-a-small-18k-yellow-gold-disc-300x195.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Constellation-Disc-Studs-with-mixed-shades-of-small-pink-sapphires-embedded-into-a-small-18k-yellow-gold-disc-225x145.jpg 225w, https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Constellation-Disc-Studs-with-mixed-shades-of-small-pink-sapphires-embedded-into-a-small-18k-yellow-gold-disc-85x55.jpg 85w, https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Constellation-Disc-Studs-with-mixed-shades-of-small-pink-sapphires-embedded-into-a-small-18k-yellow-gold-disc-400x260.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 100vw, 709px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-101688\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">18K Gold Constellation Stud Earrings with Pink Sapphires<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Encrusted-skull-ring-with-blossom-crush-sapphires-and-a-diamond-baguette-Heaven_sCoveSkull_grande.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-101689\" src=\"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Encrusted-skull-ring-with-blossom-crush-sapphires-and-a-diamond-baguette-Heaven_sCoveSkull_grande.jpg\" alt=\"Anello Skull in oro, con zaffiri e diamanti\" width=\"709\" height=\"511\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Encrusted-skull-ring-with-blossom-crush-sapphires-and-a-diamond-baguette-Heaven_sCoveSkull_grande.jpg 709w, https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Encrusted-skull-ring-with-blossom-crush-sapphires-and-a-diamond-baguette-Heaven_sCoveSkull_grande-300x216.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Encrusted-skull-ring-with-blossom-crush-sapphires-and-a-diamond-baguette-Heaven_sCoveSkull_grande-76x55.jpg 76w, https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Encrusted-skull-ring-with-blossom-crush-sapphires-and-a-diamond-baguette-Heaven_sCoveSkull_grande-400x288.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 100vw, 709px\" \/><\/a> Skull Ring in Gold, with Sapphires and Diamonds<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_101691\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-101691\" style=\"width: 709px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Long-lace-petal-ring-encrusted-with-dark-green-to-acid-green-sapphire-fade-tiny-black-sapphires-and-white-diamonds.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-101691\" src=\"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Long-lace-petal-ring-encrusted-with-dark-green-to-acid-green-sapphire-fade-tiny-black-sapphires-and-white-diamonds.jpg\" alt=\"Anello Long Lace Petal in oro, con zaffiri verdi e neri, diamanti, diamanti\" width=\"709\" height=\"444\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Long-lace-petal-ring-encrusted-with-dark-green-to-acid-green-sapphire-fade-tiny-black-sapphires-and-white-diamonds.jpg 709w, https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Long-lace-petal-ring-encrusted-with-dark-green-to-acid-green-sapphire-fade-tiny-black-sapphires-and-white-diamonds-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Long-lace-petal-ring-encrusted-with-dark-green-to-acid-green-sapphire-fade-tiny-black-sapphires-and-white-diamonds-88x55.jpg 88w, https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Long-lace-petal-ring-encrusted-with-dark-green-to-acid-green-sapphire-fade-tiny-black-sapphires-and-white-diamonds-400x250.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 100vw, 709px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-101691\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Long Lace Petal Ring in Gold, with Green and Black Sapphires, Diamonds, Diamonds<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_101692\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-101692\" style=\"width: 709px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Mixed-cut-square-and-round-green-red-orange-blue-and-yellow-sapphires.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-101692\" src=\"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Mixed-cut-square-and-round-green-red-orange-blue-and-yellow-sapphires.jpg\" alt=\"Anello in oro con zaffiri di diversi colori\" width=\"709\" height=\"483\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Mixed-cut-square-and-round-green-red-orange-blue-and-yellow-sapphires.jpg 709w, https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Mixed-cut-square-and-round-green-red-orange-blue-and-yellow-sapphires-300x204.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Mixed-cut-square-and-round-green-red-orange-blue-and-yellow-sapphires-81x55.jpg 81w, https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Mixed-cut-square-and-round-green-red-orange-blue-and-yellow-sapphires-400x272.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 100vw, 709px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-101692\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gold Ring with Mixed Color Sapphires<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_101695\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-101695\" style=\"width: 709px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/One-of-a-kind-Constellation-Double-Drop-Studs-with-small-white-sapphires-embedded-into-two-18k-gold-discs.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-101695\" src=\"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/One-of-a-kind-Constellation-Double-Drop-Studs-with-small-white-sapphires-embedded-into-two-18k-gold-discs.jpg\" alt=\"Orecchini Constellatiion in oro 18 carati e zaffiri bianchi\" width=\"709\" height=\"474\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/One-of-a-kind-Constellation-Double-Drop-Studs-with-small-white-sapphires-embedded-into-two-18k-gold-discs.jpg 709w, https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/One-of-a-kind-Constellation-Double-Drop-Studs-with-small-white-sapphires-embedded-into-two-18k-gold-discs-300x201.jpg 300w, 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alt=\"Anello in oro a banda con zaffiri rosa\" width=\"709\" height=\"496\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Round-sapphires-on-a-tapered-pinch-band.jpg 709w, https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Round-sapphires-on-a-tapered-pinch-band-300x210.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Round-sapphires-on-a-tapered-pinch-band-79x55.jpg 79w, https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Round-sapphires-on-a-tapered-pinch-band-400x280.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 100vw, 709px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-101696\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pink Sapphire Band Gold Ring<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_101698\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-101698\" style=\"width: 709px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Sapphires-cast-directly-into-an-18k-yellow-gold-spinning-disc.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-101698\" src=\"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Sapphires-cast-directly-into-an-18k-yellow-gold-spinning-disc.jpg\" alt=\"Collana in oro con pendente con zaffiri\" width=\"709\" height=\"494\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Sapphires-cast-directly-into-an-18k-yellow-gold-spinning-disc.jpg 709w, https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Sapphires-cast-directly-into-an-18k-yellow-gold-spinning-disc-300x209.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Sapphires-cast-directly-into-an-18k-yellow-gold-spinning-disc-79x55.jpg 79w, https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Sapphires-cast-directly-into-an-18k-yellow-gold-spinning-disc-400x279.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 100vw, 709px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-101698\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gold Necklace with Pendant with Sapphires<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Forget the classic jewels with a stone set, held in place by a metal band, in gold, silver or steel. There is also an alternative to this ancient technique: it is that of Polly Wales, a designer who founded his Maison in London in 2010. Polly Wales, in fact, she has decided to change her method: the stones have literally sunk in gold of rings or pendants. His technique is called Cast-Not-Set. The latest news is the Wylie Beasts collection, a series of new animal jewels designed in collaboration with her partner, James Firman. Owls, monkeys and even mice are<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":133430,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[43],"tags":[24,31,212],"class_list":["post-79637","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-best-choice","tag-oro","tag-gioielli","tag-jewelry","style--link-1"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/79637","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=79637"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/79637\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":133465,"href":"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/79637\/revisions\/133465"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/133430"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=79637"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=79637"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=79637"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}